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J. P. BLACK.

SULKY PLOW.

No. 329,432. Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH P. BLACK, OF ALTON, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAIGOOD PLOW COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 329,432, dated November 3, 1885.

Application filed August 21, 1885. Serial No. 174,975.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. BLACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alton, inthe county of Madison and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sulky-Plows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to sulky-plows; and the objects of my improvements are, first, to facilitate the handling and management of the plow; and, second, an improved construction by which the plow is better adapted for working in the various conditions of the soil.

My invention consists in certain new and improved construction of parts,combinations, and arrangements,which will first be set forth and described in the specification and afterward pointed out in the claim.

Referring to the drawings, like letters refer to like parts in all the figures, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of parts of a sulkyplow in which my improvements are brought into view. Fig. 2 is also a perspective view of some of the parts shown in Fig. 1, to better bring into view my improvements. Fig. 3 is a perspeciive view, enlarged, of the link frr connecting the beam to the bail.

My improved sulkyplow may be provided with the usual arched axle, A, supported on heels, as usual, provided with the beam B, connected to the said axle by the usual rear bail, O, operated by the hand-lever 0, provided with the segment d, and means for locking said lever to said segment, the tongue D, and foot-rail e, all of which will be understood, as ordinary, by inspecting Fig. 1. It will be observed that the said foot-rail eis constructed of a flat bar bent U-shaped, having a closed end forward on which the operator may place his feet, with sides extending rearwardly and attached to the arch of the axle, with a brace, f, connecting the front end to the tongue, all of which may be as usual and shown, and to which my improvements are connected, as will be understood by the drawings.

The plow-beam B may be of ordinary construction, having its front end provided with the clevis g, as shown.

or represents a bail, constructed U shape, with its closed end a forward, its arms b pivotally connected to the said foot-rail e, and provided with the lever h, segment t, and stop- (No model.)

latch k, by which the operator may elevate or depress the said closed end of said bail,

and adjust, set, and lock it in any desired k position, as will be understood by the draw ings.

m represents a link for connecting the front end of the beam B to the bail a. Said link may be constructed with an open eye, n, for attachment to said bail. and the perforated legs '1", for attachment to the said beam, and the rod 8, intermediate between the said eye it and legs r, as shown in Fig. 3. The said legs 1' may be pivotally connected to the beam B with the bolt or rivet t, and said eye a loosely embracing the said bail, by which the operator may elevate or depress the front end of the beam, without stopping the team, by a movement of the said lever h, and lock the beam in any desired position, holding the beam rigidly in position.

It will be observed that the beam B is connected to the sulky by means of two swinging bails, one of which is in rear of the axle, the other in front; that each bail is provided with a lever with locking-segment, by which either bail, and consequently either end of the said beam, may be elevated or depressed without a movement of the other. It will also be observed that the said front bail, a, is placed well forward,with its arms pivotallyconnected to the foot rail in advance of the axle,with the link m connecting the bail with the plowbeam some considerable distance below the said bail, in which construction and arrangement the said bail is so far above the beam and also so far in advance of the axle as to be more out of the way, more compact, and less liable to gather trash, and also in a more convenient arrangement for elevating and depressing the front end of the beam than before. It will also be observed that the lever for operating the rear bail is upon one side of the machine, with the lever for operating the front bail upon the other side, by which the operator has a lever at each side and for each hand, convenient for most easily handling. It will also be observed that the open eye a, loosely embracing the said front bail, has both a pivotal and sliding connection thereto, by which the said bail may turn pivotally in the said eye, and also the beam B may be moved and adjusted laterally upon the said rear bail,

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and the said eye at, sliding upon the front bail to equal the said rear adjustment, and the said link m may be held'rigidly upright by its attachment to the beam B, all of which will be understood by inspecting the drawings.

I am aware that it is not new to connect the plow to the sulky by means of two bails each operated by an independentlever. Such I do not broadly claim.

Having thus set forth my invention, I elai1n In a sulky-plow, the combination of the arched axle supported on wheels, the rear bail, 0, having a pivotal connection on the said" JOSEPH 1?. BLACK.

Witnesses:

J. S. WELLS, JOSEPH O. TAYLOR. 

